AC Milan have decided to put negotiations with Udinese over Lazar Samardzic on pause for the time being as the situation remains deadlocked, a report claims.
This morning’s edition of Tuttosport (via PianetaMilan) states that there have been no developments between the two clubs in the last few days despite the fact that things started well early on in the discussions.
Milan reached a basic agreement with the father-agent of the midfielder on the salary that he would receive and on the commissions for his entourage and family, and then they turned to Udinese to try strike a deal over the transfer fee and package.
The issue is that Udinese want €20m (€25m with bonuses) in cash and without counterparts in order to sell the 22-year-old. Milan meanwhile hoped to close with a smaller cash outlay and perhaps by including at least one player in the operation, but have hit a wall.
In fact, Geoffrey Moncada and Giorgio Furlani were willing to send Yacine Adli or Tommaso Pobega to Udinese in order to try and agree some kind of exchange deal but they did not get the desired feedback. We must now wait and see if the negotiations will restart towards the end of the month.